Carboy-holder.



(L E. TORREY. GARBOY HOLDER. APPLICATION FILED AUG. 2o, 1910.

Patented Ap1-.4,'1911.

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CHARLES E.

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CRBO Y-HGLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application. ed August 2U, 1'310 Serial No. MSA/i6.

To @ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that l. (.nAnLrs E. '.llonnnr, n citizen ot the United ,Sintes ot America. residingl in New lYork. `in the borough ot Brooklyn. county ot Kings, und Stute ot New York, here invented eertnin new ond useful improvements in "airboyl'-lolders, ot' which the tollowingv o sbecilieution.

Thin invention relates to :in iniprfned eurboy-holder by which enrboy: und other ghisa receptacles containing, acids :1nd other euh stances nre protected against occidental breakage by sudden jars or connessione; und for thie l'nlrpoee the. invention conSis-ts ot n curboy-hohler which coinprisesnn exterior box of the Size ot the carboy or other receptncle, U-shnped 11min-straps attached to the upper ende ot' the side Yelle oi the box and adopted to crose euch other nenr the bottoni ot the Sonie, truneverse eroewst nps extending :Lt right angles to ench other troni the lower portions of the Side-walls ot the box, and means tor attaching the.l.\otto1ns of the intercrossing main-strane to the croesetraps at their point of intersection.

The invention consists further of certain details ot' construction which will be fully described. hereinafter :1nd tinnlly pointet'-out in the claim.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l represents a Side-elevation of my improved carboy-holder, showing` o cnrboy in position therein, Fig. 2 is z. 'verticul transrerse section on line 2, it, Fig'. l, Figi'. 3, :t plain-view, and Fig. t, n linnn-view ot the Carney-holder with the cover und enrboy removed for showing the interior inninand bottoni cross-straps.

Similar letters ot reference indicate corresponding .parte throughout the figures.

Referring to the drawings, o represents n box, preferably ot wood, which is nitide of the size of theenrboy or other reeelnnele which iseupported therein. The box o is closed by a cover c formed ot' two Sections which are provided :it the middle portione of the adjacent edges with Seini-circulnr recesses for the neck of the cnrboy. The cover c is nailed or otherwise nttuched to the no To the upper endel and corners oi. the eide-wolle ot the box ere attached inaiirstrepe L which are of upproxin'mtely U-ehepe and which ext-md t'roin the upper end of the box to Sonie die`- r tencet'roxn the bottoni of the Sinne, the :sides ot the U-el'mped portions,` ot the nmhrstrnlfie 'hein slightly converging; townrdthe bottoinh: ot' the stri-pps. 'the innin-etrnps nre runde ol.t gulmnized Sheet-metal. The lower or bottom-nortione ot the inninetrnlis o interr-roots eneh other ut the center ot. the box ond. nt seine distance' troni the, bottoni ot the suine. The nniinfetrnpe 7) hold the body ot the coi-boy or other receptacle in position. Horizontal. Straps (l ure baresed through eilte IZ' in the lower portions of the sidewalls, extended tothe outside of the seine. and bent downwardly, the downf werdlybent ends being nttnehed to the Side-- wolle by nails or otherwise. The bottomH Strains it intercrose each other at or nenr the center ot the box und nre connected by n riretfc/2 or otherwiw` with the intercrossing,l lower portione or bottomsv ot the Inninstra'ps. The crossen-apn hold the inninstrnpe und thereby the curboy or other re eeptzicle. rigidly in position und prevent any wnbbling motion ot the Sonie. The bot? tom-.straps may be liltewiee made of gub rnnized sheet-iron.

The nlein and lJottom-Strnps'hold the cnrboy firmly in poeition and prevent ite` coming in contact with the eide-wells or bottoni oi the box, und thereby the cracking and breathingot.' the cnrboy. The holder can thereb)r be uccidentully dropped with the cnrboy, os shocks or concussione have no intiuence upon the suine, beine; teken up by the supporting' etrnps. AV very strong` and reliable protecting support or holder for the enrbors or other reeeptncles ie therebyv obtained, so that they cnn be shipped with i'ucilityY :nid eecurity, without. being injured or broken in transit.

l-ln'vinej thug described any inrentionl" claim fis new nud desire to' Seri-ire by Letters Potent:

:X curbojholder comprising nn exterior box, inierero sing,- llexihle lnetullic crossstrnps Siibsnlntiully parallel to land spaced trein the unioni ot the sido wehe of the box. intererossing exi ble nietrallh umh. trips euch lowing its ends recured to donnetricnlly opposite points of *l top ot' die Side-walls :ind to the corners ot the box. the intermediate port of the onlin stripe extending' inu'nrdlyninl downunrdl'vr to the level' oi.' Seid cross etrupe. the middle ,mi ot the nnlin .drips extending' horizontully. vnid strips intercrossing` :it the lteitented Apr. atpi'ti."

the box :ind .secured to.

axis of the box, und every part of ull of Ins my invention, I have signed my name in aid strip) except the endsl being remote presence of two subscribing Witnesses. 'rom the 0X, und n rivet )assed through w 1 all of said straps :ltsaid iinis, smid cross @HALLES L' TO-RLEY' 5 strips vserving to steady the lower part of Witnesses:

the main strips. PAUL GOEPEL, In testimony, that I claim the foregoing FANNIE FISK. 

